The Rise of the Marquis

Chapter 9 The Guest in the North

A long group of people marched on the warm-colored field full of weeds and shrubs with earthy brown banners.

The avenue is paved with gravel, and the flat land on both sides extends to the foot of the towering mountains in the distance, forming a bright staircase where warm colors, dark colors and dark green meet.

There are not many cavalry teams with more than a hundred people. The leading soldiers are not tall, and they wear black and brown animal skin cloaks on their shoulders, and there are wolf-headed shoulder guards on their shoulders. The smooth animal fur sways like waves in the wind. Many cavalrymen carried a short bow and carried spears, making them look like an angry rooster from a distance.

Such cavalry costumes are rare, but everyone in Zhao State knows them. They are Howling Wolf Cavalry, the most powerful frontier army in Zhao State.

Everyone in Zhao State knows that Howling Wolf City is located in the most desolate northwestern border of Zhao State. It is the territory of Li Shigong.

Years of training in wars has made the cavalry of Howling Wolf City experienced many battles. They are skilled in horseback riding and archery.

Rumor has it that they also have special rituals. Every group of soldiers who enter Howling Wolf City must go out to hunt wild wolves and drink their blood. Many people will die during the process, and the weak cannot stay in Wolf City.

After leading the ten howling wolf cavalry, there is a group of ordinary cavalry in leather armor, and behind them are two covered carriages, and in front of them is a nobleman in fine clothes with a sword on horseback, followed by five The ox cart full of luggage, followed by a horse team of 40 people, is not a small ostentation at all.

The large group of people walked slowly across the wilderness, and when a green field appeared in the distance, the noble man in the middle of the costume beckoned to the riders who followed him, and the two riders took the lead, and galloped forward and backward, respectively, before the team stopped.

The man in Chinese clothes led two riders all the way forward, and stopped under an old peach tree on the right side of the avenue in front of the team. There were not many fruits left on the tree. Chirping and pecking at the remnants.

The front of the old tree is full of lush greenery, and the back of the old tree is desolate until the end of the mountains in the distance, as if there are two worlds.

The young man in Chinese clothes stood under the tree, looking at the lush greenery in the south: "Heyang is indeed a good place."

He is Wu Yuanheng, the eldest son of Shi Ligong Wu Mi.

After a while, the sound of horseshoes came from behind, and a young man in light leather armor rode over, with a jade-encrusted sword on his waist. He was very heroic, and it was not until she opened her mouth that she could tell that it was a girl's voice: "Father, Why stop here."

"Your sixth uncle is old, let's rest here for a while." Wu Yuanheng explained to his daughter.

He pointed to the big tree by the side of the road: "This old tree is almost 50 years old. Ordinary peach trees can't live that long. After passing here is the boundary of Heyang."

There were three members of the Wu family accompanying him this time, himself, his sixth uncle Wu Jian and his daughter Wu Ying. The daughter who practiced martial arts since childhood was full of enthusiasm and was very excited along the way, but she didn't know the real purpose of bringing her here.

Looking at the green mountains and green waters in the south, Wu Ying's eyes sparkled, and she couldn't help feeling: "Heyang is so beautiful."

"General Duyanghou Wanglie of Heyangling is the hero who defeated Lou Fanren. Grandpa said that he is the most capable leader in the entire Zhao Kingdom. Can I ask him for advice when we get there?"

Wu Ying chattered on and on for a while, then suddenly frowned: "But I heard that his son is a dandy, who has dishonored General Wang's lintel."

"That's their own family matter. You must not say that after you arrive in Heyang." Wu Yuanheng reminded his daughter: "I have heard about this incident too. It is a pity that the family has misfortune. It is human nature that you respect General Wang and feel dissatisfied with him. Common sense.

But you are an outsider, and you are close relatives in the world, so don't say similar things in front of Du Yanghou, and do outrageous things. "

Wu Ying nodded in agreement, then turned her head and muttered in a low voice, "Then I'll teach that trash a lesson, right?"

After resting for a while, the long line continued to move slowly, entering the green world from a brown-yellow wasteland.

Along the way, they soon met the sentinels of Heyang Leader, who nervously verified their identities, Wu Yuanheng responded politely one by one, and the sentries respectfully gave way, and hurriedly sent troops to return.

When they passed through two small roadside villages, they saw more than a dozen cavalry in the distance ahead of the road. The elite howling wolf cavalry was about to step forward to stop them from approaching when they were stopped by Wu Yuanheng from behind, "They are holding the flag, It's Du Yanghou's team."

As the people and horses approached, their faces gradually became clear. As expected, it was Du Yanghou who led his people to meet them.

In addition to Du Yanghou, the person next to him should be his son, and there are seven or eight elite cavalry in rhinoceros armor.

"My lord came from a long way, so please forgive me for being disappointed." Wang Lie, Marquis of Duyang, immediately came up and handed him a few polite words, which were incompatible with his rumors.

"Where there is, Du Yanghou is being polite." Wu Yuanheng cupped his hands, and at the same time noticed the tall young man who was a horse's head behind him.

"This is the dog Wang Jian, see you soon."

"At the end of life, Wang Jian, I have met the young master." The young man also cupped his hands, and then said something politely.

"You are young, but you have an extraordinary and refined temperament. You must be a young hero." He subconsciously replied casually. For a person like him who has been fighting among the family and ministers for many years, he just opened his mouth. Don't ask for sincerity, just ask for no mistakes.

"Young master won the prize."

However, the reaction of the young man on the other side also surprised him a little. The other party just replied casually. It seemed nothing special, and he had seen many young people. Under his routine praise, most of them would either blush and falter I, either start to brag about myself, talk to myself, hope to talk to myself, and like a spring breeze, if I meet a confidant, I want to talk to him, it is rare to see such a person in front of me.

See through his perfunctory?How could it be possible that there was only a boy of sixteen or seventeen in front of him.Or is he a complete dandy, but he also knows etiquette.
But Wu Yuanheng didn't think much about it, and quickly put this matter behind him, and invited Du Yanghou to visit his sixth uncle.

Then a group of people led the team to Boulevard Castle under the leadership of Du Yanghou.

Along the way, they booed each other and said some polite words.

But over there his daughter Wu Ying's attention was all on Du Yanghou and his son.

Du Yanghou was a little surprised why he brought his daughter here, but he didn't ask too much, nor did he explain too much.

Wang Jian followed behind his father, holding the rein in his hand, and he could feel the malicious eyes behind him all the way. His spiritual sense had already clearly detected who the master was. Mr. Wu also introduced it just now, and it was his. daughter.

It's just that this made Wang Jian feel that the situation was complicated.

The status of women is not very low nowadays, one is because most of the talented warlocks are women, which gives women a higher status in the war, and thus a higher social status; the other is that here There is no Wu Zetian.

Therefore, people in the world still recognize that the eldest son inherits. However, when the eldest son is absent and the line of succession moves forward, women also have the same inheritance rights as their uncles in addition to their brothers.

For example, the states of Qi, Lu, and Wei have all had queens, and it is not uncommon for queen mothers of other countries to be regents.

At this time, Wu Yuanheng brought his daughter to Ma Lingzhi, and Wang Jian doubted his motives.

It's better not to be as he guessed, Wang Jian thought, the present is already dangerous enough.
(End of this chapter)